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On the classification and structuring of material and materiality in an artistic context

different approaches

practical artistic production related / industrial functional semantic contextualized
material families, classified according to raw material and resources, production related / industrial
paper wood metal synthetics rubber stone/minerals
material features, classified according to properties and functionalities
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or as a different example of a taxonomy: Jorge Luis Borges "Emporio celestial de conocimientos benévolos", approx. 1942, a fictitious taxonomy of animals, a "celestial emporium of benevolent knowledge": (a) belonging to the Emperor (b) embalmed (c) trained (d) piglets (e) sirens (f) fabulous (g) stray dogs (h) included in this classification (i) trembling like crazy (j) innumerables (k) drawn with a very fine camelhair brush (l) et cetera (m) just broke the vase (n) from a distance look like flies

see also https://www.crockford.com/wilkins.html